schwebte

/[ˈʃveːptə]/ verb

Letters

8 characters

Frequency Rank

#31,263

in German word usage

Misspellings

13

tracked variants

Confusables

17

similar word pairs

schwebte is aGermanverb. It means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schweben Pronounced [ˈʃveːptə]. Often confused with schwere and Schwert.

Key facts for schwebte
PropertyValue
Headwordschwebte
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈʃveːptə]
Letters8
Frequency rank#31,263
Misspellings tracked13
Confusable pairs17
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Frequency rank visualization

Position of schwebte in German word frequency (lower rank = more common)

Source: Wordfreq corpus

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The German entry for schwebte is 8 letters long, classified as averb, and transcribed in the International Phonetic Alphabet as [ˈʃveːptə]. Corpus data places it at rank #31,263 in overall German word frequency, marking it as uncommon enough that many writers pause before typing it.Wiktionary records 4 distinct senses for this headword, so context determines which meaning a reader should apply.

Our Hunspell-derived misspelling index lists 13 documented wrong-spelling variants for schwebte, with forms such as "cshwebte", "scchwebte", and "schewbte". Each variant represents a distinct typo pattern that appears often enough in corpora to be worth flagging, typically a doubled-consonant error, a silent-letter drop, or a vowel substitution.It also participates in 17 confusable-pair relationships, "schwere", "Schwert", "Schwede", and more, where similar look or sound leads writers to substitute one word for another in context.

No explicit etymology string is stored for this entry, so spelling patterns must be inferred from the word's phoneme-to-grapheme mapping rather than from a documented borrowing chain. For readers arriving here from a spelling check, the authoritative guidance is: the correct German form is schwebte, spelled S-C-H-W-E-B-T-E, and any other sequence of those letters, regardless of how natural it feels, is a misspelling in standard orthography.

Definition

  1. 1
    1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schweben
  2. 2
    1. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schweben
  3. 3
    3. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schweben
  4. 4
    3. Person Singular Konjunktiv II Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schweben

Common misspellings

Also misspelled as: cshwebte,scchwebte,schewbte,schhwebte,schwbete,schwebbte,schwebet,schwebtte,schwetbe,schwwebte,scwhebte,shcwebte,sschwebte

Misspelling Pattern Breakdown

Relative frequency of common misspelling types for schwebte

Misspelling Variants of "schwebte"

cshwebte8scchwebte9schewbte8schhwebte9schwbete8schwebbte9schwebet8schwebtte9
Misspelling Variants of "schwebte"

Frequency rank: #31,263 in German

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "schwebte"?
"schwebte" is spelled S-C-H-W-E-B-T-E. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈʃveːptə].
What does "schwebte" mean?
As a verb, "schwebte" means: 1. Person Singular Indikativ Präteritum Aktiv des Verbs schweben
What words are commonly confused with "schwebte"?
"schwebte" is commonly confused with "schwere", "Schwert", "Schwede". These words look or sound similar but have different meanings. PlainSpell provides detailed comparisons for each pair.
How do you pronounce "schwebte"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "schwebte" is [ˈʃveːptə]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "schwebte" come from?
"schwebte" is a German word. PlainSpell covers definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German.
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Data Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org), licensed under CC BY-SA & GFDL. Frequency data from Wordfreq. Misspellings derived from Hunspell dictionaries.